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in Northern Europe, the Alps and the Pyre- 

 nees in July. The larva is green with three 

 whitish dorsal lines and a white lateral line, 

 bordered above with red. It feeds on juniper 

 in June. 



C. juniperata, Linn. The Juniper Carpet. 

 Fore wings ashy grey with a dark transverse 

 line through the middle, suffused with white 

 towards the hind margins and with the space 

 in front of it somewhat darker. The central 

 area is distinctly narrower in its inner part, 

 finely dark and bordered with white on both 

 sides. On its inner side there is a pointed pro- 

 jection; on the outer side are numerous short 

 projecting curves, some of which are continued 

 to the inner margin of the central area. There 

 is a central spot. The submarginal line is very 

 indistinct. There is a dark line through the 

 apex, an interrupted dark marginal line and 

 unicolorous fringes. Hind wings somewhat 

 paler with a faint posterior transverse line, 

 bordered by lighter on the outer side, and 

 with a central spot. It is common in Central 

 Europe, and flies in September and October, 

 especially in woods where juniper grows. The 

 larva is of a beautiful green, with a double 

 yellow line on the back, filled in with light green 

 and a white interrupted line on the sides above 

 the legs. There is a yellow longitudinal line; 

 and also yellow transverse lines on the belly. 

 It feeds on juniper. The pupa is green with 

 two yellow longitudinal lines on the back, two 

 shorter ones on the sides, and one in front. 

 It is placed, without a cocoon, between the 

 thorns of the food plant. 



C. siterata, Hufn. The Red-green Carpet. 

 Fore wings moss-green, with a number of 

 dark transverse lines and varied here and there 

 with rusty red. The central area is distinct, 

 bordered on both sides with lighter and with 

 a central spot. There is a fine white inter- 

 rupted submarginal line, slightly spotted with 

 darker on the outer side, a dark line dividing 

 the apex and a dark marginal line interrupted 

 on and between the nervures and banded 

 fringes spotted with light and dark. Hind 

 wings with a rather sharp anal angle, greenish 

 ashy grey with a central spot, a faint posterior 

 transverse line and fringes which are finely 

 dark on the nervures. It is common in most 

 parts of Europe in Autumn, and hibernates. 



The larva is slender, dark green with two red 

 terminal points. It is pale above, with a red 

 dorsal line or a row of red spots and a pale 

 red lateral line, which may, however, be want- 

 ing. It feeds on fruit and other trees. The 

 pupa is yellowish-brown with a bloom, and 

 brown dots. It has a slight cocoon. 



C. miata, Linn. The Autumn Green 

 Carpet. Fore wings green with a slight grey- 

 ish tinge, somewhat darker at the extreme 

 base and in the central area, with a dark brown 

 transverse line near the base, thickened on 

 the costa and suffused with white on the outer 

 side. The central area is bordered with white 

 on both sides at the costa and is dark brown 

 on its narrow inner border, with a faint central 

 spot, forming two obtuse angles. There is a 

 dark brown line dividing the apex and a white 

 sinuated submarginal line shaded with darker 

 on both sides and finely interrupted with dark 

 brown on and between the nervures. The 

 fringes are lighter in the apical half, finely 

 darker on the nervures. Hind wings pale 

 ashy grey, with an indistinct pale posterior 

 transverse band and a similar submarginal line; 

 the marginal line and fringes are as on the 

 fore wings but somewhat fainter. It is found 

 in Central and Northern Europe from Septem- 

 ber to May. The larva is green, almost without 

 markings, and witli two terminal points. It 

 feeds on birch, alder, and ash in August. 



C. taeniata, Steph. The Barred Carpet. 

 Fore wings greyish ochreous with a dark tri- 

 angular patch at the base, a dark central 

 area and a reddish band between, finely edged 

 with white. The hind wings are paler. It 

 is found in Central and Northern Europe in 

 July. 



C. truncata, Hufn. The Common Marbled 

 Carpet. Foie wings brown, much varied with 

 cinnamon-red and dirty white. The basal 

 area is usually brown with a cinnamon-red 

 edge, which is finely bordered with white 

 towards the hind margin and projects most 

 in cells 3 and 4, and a brown waved central 

 band which is generally lightest in its anterior 

 half, behind the black central spot, but may 

 be dark brown throughout. The submarginal 

 line has white dentations, and is edged with 

 cinnamon-red on the inner side; and the apex 

 is divided by a dark brown line. The marginal 



